Lanterna Rally

Author: H. H. Carter

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-12-21

Total Pages: 502

ISBN-13: 9780484284318

Excerpt from International Ice Observation and Ice Patrol Service in the North Atlantic Ocean: Season of 1948 The mission of the International Ice Patrol has remained substantially unchanged through the years since its establishment. Briefly, its mis sion is to guard the southeastern, southern and southwestern limits of the regions of icebergs in the vicinity of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland for the purpose of informing trans-atlantic and other passing vessels of the extent of this dangerous region; to observe and study ice conditions in general; to destroy or remove derelicts; and to afford assistance to vessels and crews requiring aid within the limits of operation of the patrol vessels. Although, as stated previously, the mission has remained sub stantially unchanged through the years, the method of accomplishing this mission has been in a constant state of improvement. The three most important advances in method were: (1) The introduction of dynamic topographic charts, i.e., current charts, in 1931, (2) the intro duction of aircraft to supplement the activity of the surface patrol vessels in 1946, and (3) the use of radar in ice patrol planes and ships to supple ment visual scouting. Actually, aircraft were used all during the war years to observe ice conditions but the year of introduction is placed in 1946 because of the suspension of the International Service of Ice Oh servation and Ice Patrol in December of 1941 until early in 1946. This suspension of services necessitated. A temporary interruption of the oceanographic program. The season of 1948 was unlike the two previous post-war seasons in that it was possible to renew the oceanographic pro gram which had been interrupted in December, 1941. The 180-foot tender class cutter Evergreen was fitted out for oceanographic work and assigned as the oceanographic vessel of the Ice Patrol. Materiel difficulties with the oceanographic equipment, principally the winches, impeded work on the oceanographic program seriously at the beginning and to a decreasing extent throughout the season. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.